19 of the best things to do across the region

February 21 to 28

Thursday, February 21

Tudor food workshops

Half term fun at Yate Heritage Centre

Discover how food was made in the 16th century.

Ideal for children aged 5 to 12.

At 10.30am or 1.30pm.

Chinese New Year craft day

Half term fun at Yate Shopping Centre

From 11am-4pm.

Free.

Friday, February 22

Coffee Morning for Ezzy’s Wish to Walk

The Swan, Thornbury

9am.

History talk

Hunting for the site of America’s first Thanksgiving (1619): a talk by Professor Mark Horton

At Wotton-under-Edge Civic Centre

Part of the Wotton-under-Edge Historical Society & Heritage Centre programme of events.

At 7.30pm

Visitors welcome. Entrance £5 for non-members.

Boogie Bop Boys

Playing 1950s rock’n’roll music

At Kingshill House, Dursley

At 7.30pm.

Tickets £3.50 from Intersound Guitars or Lakeside garage, Nailsworth, or £5 on the door.

Yate and District Twinning Association Quiz

At Sunnyside Bowling Club, Yate

Teams 4 or 5 people

At 7pm

£2 per person.

Wotton Walking Festival Quiz

At Under the Edge Arts, Wotton under Edge

Maximum six people per team.

Proceeds to Wotton Walking Festival

8pm

£4 per person.

King Arthur - The Pantomime

At the Armstrong Hall, Thornbury

A Thornbury Musical Theatre Group production.

2.30pm and 7.30pm.

Saturday, February 23

By The Woods Craft Supplies and Gift Fair

Chipping Sodbury Town Hall

10am to 4pm

Voluntary entrance fee (20p, children free) in aid of Friends of Horton School.

King Arthur - The Pantomime

At the Armstrong Hall, Thornbury

A Thornbury Musical Theatre Group production.

2.30pm and 7.30pm.

Classical music concert

Performance of highlights from Dvorak’s Stabat Mater, by Thornbury Choral Society’s Workshop Choir

At Thornbury Baptist Church

4pm

Entry is free, with collection for Great Western Air Ambulance.

Concert with Leon Hunt and Jason Titley

At Under the Edge Arts, Wotton under Edge

Playing guitar, banjo, gourd banjo, and percussion, these old friends combine traditional music from the US and the British Isles in the creation of their own compositions.

8pm

£10.50 and £8.50

Children’s theatre

Tortoise in a Nutsell in The Lost Things

At Prema arts cente in Uley

For ages 9+.

6pm and 7.30pm

£10/£7

Sunday, February 24

Castle School Steel Band concert

At St Mary’s Church, Thornbury

4pm.

Monday, February 25

Introduction to social media for business owners

At Bristol & Bath Science Park

This workshop is for business owners and their employees.

9.30am-12.30pm.

Free.

Register via: eventbrite.co.uk/e/49126649130

Happiness Course

At Yate Library

An opportunity to learn techniques and ideas which strengthen mental wellbeing and create a more hopeful outlook.

This course is free to attend, and runs for four weeks.

From 12.30pm to 2pm.

Register via: eventbrite.co.uk/e/happiness-course-in-yate-tickets-53731531457

Tuesday, February 26

Yate Lecture Series: A history of Chipping Sodbury market

At Yate Heritage Centre

Jim Elsworth and David Shipp tell the story of the ancient market.

7.30pm.

£2 or free for Friends of YHC.

Wednesday, February 27

Crochet in the Cafe

Crochet cafe group at Prema arts centre in Uley.

Sociable monthly session.

10.30am - 12pm

Free entry

Thursday, February 28

Irish Music and Dance Social Evening, with the Perfect Cure Ceilidh Band

The Butcher’s Hook, Thornbury

7.30pm-10pm, free.